. Review of reviews and world's work . IRRIGATION DITCH ON THE McDONALD FARMS, HEREFORD, TEXAS(This ditch is from a well 213 feet deep, on a farm in the Panhandle of Texas. The well has a flow of 1175 gallon-per minute and the water is pumped with a 40-horse power engine, using distillate as fuel, at a total cost of three and one-half c^ts per gallon, the fuel consumption being 5 gallons per hour, the water costing 96 cents per acre foot. There is alift of fifty feet. The water is being used on 160 acres, fifty acres of which is in sugar beets, that were in fine stand whenseen some weeks ago.
. Review of reviews and world's work . IRRIGATION DITCH ON THE McDONALD FARMS, HEREFORD, TEXAS(This ditch is from a well 213 feet deep, on a farm in the Panhandle of Texas. The well has a flow of 1175 gallon-per minute and the water is pumped with a 40-horse power engine, using distillate as fuel, at a total cost of three and one-half c^ts per gallon, the fuel consumption being 5 gallons per hour, the water costing 96 cents per acre foot. There is alift of fifty feet. The water is being used on 160 acres, fifty acres of which is in sugar beets, that were in fine stand whenseen some weeks ago. Another well on the adjoining quarter section is serving a similar purpose. It is estimated thatenough water can be developed by pumping in the Panhandle to irrigate half a million acres) 586 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS. AN EXAMPLE OF WINDMILL IRRIGATION (Fourteen months from Buffalo grass, and now a well-kept garden of flowers,vegetables, and decorative plants) All this indicates that thenew generation is studyingconditions with earnestnessand its success is evidencethat there is a future for theSouthwest. TOWNS AND NEW RAILROADS Along with the develop-ment of the farming sectioncame the organization of newtowns and the plains are dot-ted with thriving villages,very new, but very , which is one of thehigh plains centers, had fiveyears ago only 500 popula-tion; to-day it has over 10,-000, with all the conveniencesbe put in place for about $1000. One such of city life. Dozens of smaller places give tooutfit is lifting a thousand gallons a minute the people convenient trading stations,and irrigating a field of garden truck and Those who have built up the towns are foralfalfa that makes the owner a handsome in- the most part young men, filled with enthusi-come. Where the land slopes properly
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